How can I Connect Brother Printer to MAC? - Brother Office Equipment & Supplies

Depending on the model, you either connect the printer to your Wi-Fi network, or directly from the Mac, or use USB cable
https://support.brother.com/g/b/faqend.aspx?c=us&lang=en&prod=fax5750e_us&faqid=faq00000365_002
or go to Brother and download the manual for your particular model

Follow All The Steps Below
STEP 1: VERIFY THE CONNECTION
STEP 2: VERIFY THE BROTHER MACHINE IS POWERED ON AND THERE ARE NO ERRORS
STEP 3: VERIFY THAT THE PRINTER DRIVER IS INSTALLED
STEP 4: VERIFY THAT THE BROTHER PRINTER IS SET AS DEFAULT
STEP 5: VERIFY THAT THE PRINTER STATUS IS READY AND THE PRINT QUEUE IS EMPTY
STEP 6: ATTEMPT A TEST PRINT
STEP 7: DELETE THE PRINTER
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MAKE SURE YOUR BROTHER MACHINE IS THE DEFAULT PRINTER

If the printer driver is not set as "default printer", you can not print. Make sure your Brother machine is set as default printer. If your brother machine is not set as default printer, set it as default printer.

1. Click Apple Menu and choose System preferences..., click Print & Fax, Print & Scan or Printers & Scanners.
2. Choose from pull down menu of "default printer".

DELETE ALL PRINTER JOBS

1. Click Apple Menu and choose System preferences....

2 Click Print & Fax, Print & Scan or Printers & Scanners.


4.

For Mac OS X 10.5 - 10.7 users
Choose the print job (1) and click Delete (2).



CHECK THE PRINTER STATUS

Choose brother machine's icon and click "Open Print Queue..." then check the printer status.

The Resume or Resume printer icon which is surrounded by red lines is displayed in printing when the printer is out of paper or the printer is turned off and on. Click Resume or Resume printer.

For Mac OS X 10.8 or later users




For Mac OS X 10.5 - 10.7 users


If you connect the brother printer via USB cable, the error message The printer is not connected or Offline is displayed on Print Queue when the USB cable is disconnected or the brother printer is turned off. Connect the USB cable and turn the brother machine on.

For Mac OS X 10.8 or later users




For Mac OS X 10.5 - 10.7 users






If the other error message is displayed on Print Queue, check if the LCD display or LED indication of your Brother machine is not showing some error. If an error is displayed, go to the Troubleshooting section and find a solution.


REGISTER THE PRINTER ICON AGAIN

1. Choose your printer icon.
2. Click [-] button to delete the printer icon.

1. Click [+] button to register the printer icon again.

In spite of if you click [+] button, the brother machine is not displayed, then the brother machine is not recognized.

If you use the printer via USB connection, reconnect the USB cable or restart the Macintosh or your brother machine.

For Mac OS X 10.4 users

I Suggest You Go To Official Brother Printer Website For Brother Printer Troubleshoot:

http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/BSC/public/us/us/en/faq/faq/000000/002600/000046/faq002646_001.html?reg=us&c=us&lang=en&prod=mfc5860cn_all

Or

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